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The Department of Physics is located in the Scientific Campus of the
University of Florence in via G. Sansone 1, Sesto Fiorentino (FI)

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The Campus is located near the airport of Florence, in the municipality of Sesto Fiorentino, along the Florence-Prato line.

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How to reach the Campus - PLANE

There are three airports use to reach the Pole:

1. Florence Airport "Amerigo Vespucci"It is located close to the Scientific Centre and about 8 km from the center of Florence.It is connected with the main Italian cities and the major European capitals. To reach directly the Polo you can walk 15 minutes and take the bus n. 66 or cross the street, take bus 29 and then 66 or take a taxi (rather expensive). To reach the center of town you can take advantage of a shuttle bus service "flying bus".

2. Pisa airport "Galileo Galilei"It is located about 80 km west of Florence and connected with national and international flights. A bus service (terravision) connects the airport of Pisa, the station of Florence Santa Maria Novella and Florence airport. E 'can also reach the station of Pisa (service bus, shuttle or on foot
- about 15 minutes) and then take a train to Florence or Firenze SMN
Rifredi

3. Bologna Airport "G. Marconi"It is located about 100 km north of Florence and connected with national and international flights. A bus service (appenninoshuttle) connects the airport of Bologna and Firenze Santa Maria Novella. Buses
also stop in Calenzano (motorway exit), quite close to the Scientific
Centre (you can get to the pole using the train - Pratignone stop and
then get off at Zambra, or take bus no. 2 to the station of Sesto
Fiorentino and then the bus n. 66 to the Scientific Pole). Alternatively you can use the city bus to get to the Bologna train
station and then take the train (EuroStar) to Florence, or a regional
train to Prato and then a local train and get off at Sesto Fiorentino or
Zambra.

How to reach the Campus - BY TRAIN

Florence
is situated on the main railway Directive Italian
(Milan-Bologna-Florence-Rome), which is served by frequent trains
EuroStar (ES) and Intercity / EuroCity (IC / EC). The
most important train station in Florence is Firenze Santa Maria Novella
(often abbreviated to "Firenze SMN") and is located in the city center.
Because to get to the pole there is a direct bus (59) from the station of Florence Rifredi, if possible down there. E 'can also use the station of Sesto Fiorentino, connected via bus 66 with the Polo. Finally you can take a local train on the Florence-Sesto-Prato and get
off at Zambra, and from there walk 10 minute walk or take the bus 66.

How to reach the Pole - CAR

From outside Florence

Coming from the North (Milan) or South (Rome) exit at Firenze Nord, Autostrada del Sole (A1); follow the signs to the city center (A11) up and take the exit of Sesto Fiorentino; turn around the roundabout in Via del Cantone, take the underpass and
continue for "Sesto Fiorentino Centro", passing on Via dell'Osmannoro and
following the directions of the "Polo Scientifico" on the right.

Or exit at Calenzano, go around the roundabout with a big wheel in the
center, proceed for 1 km and then turn right and follow the signs "Polo
Scientifico"

From the city of Florence

Take direction Sesto Fiorentino. Take Via Reginaldo Giuliani, continue for Viale Gramsci (Sesto Fiorentino) to the gates of Sesto Fiorentino; do
the roundabout and turn left in Viale dei Mille, (from there follow the
signs to the Scientific Centre), to the underpass, turn right and
follow Viale Ariosto to the roundabout, take the roundabout going left
and go straight for 2 km until the left turn of the Scientific Pole.Or,
going towards Firenze / Mare (A11) and the Airport of Peretola, follow
the signs for Sesto Fiorentino, and the indications 'Scientific Centre'
follow Via dell'Osmannoro and turn right at the sign 'Scientific
Centre', entrance from Viale delle Idee.

How to reach the Pole - BY BUS

LINE 57: Luggage station S.M.N. up to stop and then walk 5 minutes PASOLINILINE 59: Firenze Rifredi Station up to stop SAMPSONLINE 66: Station Sesto Fiorentino, to stop SAMPSONLINE 23: Railway S.M.N. up to stop and then line 59 PANCIATICHI01

The ATAF tickets are sold at bars, tobacconists, newsagents displaying the logo ATAF. And 'advisable to buy them before boarding the car although they can also be purchased on board, at a higher price. You can pay for the ticket via SMS